Self-Care 101_ Daily Self-Care Checklist for Beginners _ Miss Tea Positive
What is Self-Care?
Self-care is prioritizing and taking care of yourself in subtle ways rather than indulging in frequent pleasures. In fact, it includes taking charge of your health in all three major areas of your life: body, mind, and spirit.
The Importance of Self-Care
Self-care activities, even if done in moderation, can help you decrease stress and increase productivity.
You are more conscious of your own needs if you take care of yourself first. As a result, you will feel your best all day long, both at home and at work. Furthermore, you will be able to better care for your loved ones.
Types of Self-Care
Activities that promote self-care can help you enhance your overall health and well-being. It does, however, involve the integration of body, mind, and spirit.
Each one of these areas of self-care has an effect on the others. When you improve in one area of self-care, the other ones will automatically improve as well.
As a result, achieving overall well-being requires a balance of all 5 types of self-care practices.
The five types of self-care practices to care for your mind, body, and spirit are as follows:
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Physical self-care
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Emotional self-care
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Social self-care
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Intellectual self-care and
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Spiritual self-care
Now that you understand what self-care is, why it is important, and what types of self-care practices exist, it is time to put them into practice – starting with a basic self-care checklist.
“Honestly, self-care is not fluffy. It’s something we should take seriously.”
Daily Self Care Checklist
Here’s a daily self-care checklist that includes 21 simple daily life practices that you need to incorporate into your daily routine to take care of yourself.
1. Make Sure You Stay Hydrated
Adequate water intake helps speed up your metabolism and attentiveness.
Furthermore, drinking water first thing in the morning promotes healthy weight loss, among other benefits.
To stay hydrated, drink at least 7-8 glasses of water daily.
2. Write a Daily To-Do List
A list of tasks, activities, and events that you need to do in a day should be included in your daily to-do list. A to-do list will help you schedule your day better and direct you to complete your tasks.
Also, while creating the list, be sure to consider your priorities and set realistic goals.
It is preferable to jot it down on paper or in a bullet journal as it will put you at peace.
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